Markets and the sky — the ±5% record since 2000
Worst day on the record: 23 March 2020, −13.15%. Best: 18 May 2009, +17.34%.
What the record shows
- On 7 of the 28 event days, “Maṅgala and Śani within 10° of conjunction or opposition” held — 25.0%, against a baseline of 12.0% of all days 1900–2025 (ratio 2.09). Classical mundane doctrine: the mutual affliction of Maṅgala and Śani marks strife and scarcity. The 10° orb is Horā’s stated configuration; the texts describe, they do not measure in degrees.
- On 5 of the 28 event days, “Within 18 days either side of an eclipse” held — 17.9%, against a baseline of 30.6% of all days 1900–2025 (ratio 0.58). Proximity to an eclipse season — the luminaries near the nodal axis. The eighteen-day span is Horā’s stated convention.
Each classical indicator is counted across the event days and compared with the same 1900–2025 daily baseline the mundane record uses. A row with fewer than 5 hits is reported as too few to read.
This page is a historical record and a classical correlation count. It is not trading advice, and no configuration of the sky is claimed to cause a price move.
The documented ±5% days
Click a column heading to sort by date, index or move.
| Documented cause | The sky that day | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensex & Nifty | −5.74% |
Lok Sabha results showed a far slimmer majority than exit polls; Sensex down 4,389.73 points (Nifty −5.93%).
மூலம்BSE/NSE closing records; widely documented — Wikipedia: BSE SENSEX (−4,389.73 pts); Business Standard election-day coverage. |
Śani Kumbha · Guru Vṛṣabha · Rāhu Mīna Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: none | |
| Sensex | +5.00% |
Union Budget 2021 growth-spending cheer; up 2,314.84 points to 48,600.61 — the best budget-day gain since 1997 (Nifty +646 to 14,281).
மூலம்BSE/NSE closing records; widely documented — The Week and ThePrint (1 Feb 2021: +2,315 pts, +5%, closed 48,600.61). |
Śani Makara · Guru Makara · Rāhu Vṛṣabha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: Budha · Budha — stationed within 7 days | |
| Sensex | −5.94% |
First session after lockdown extension 3.0; financials led the slide; down 2,002.27 points (Nifty −5.74% to 9,293.50).
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — Stable Investor "Biggest Sensex Falls"; Business Standard live coverage (4 May 2020: −2,002.27 pts, −5.94%). |
Śani Makara · Guru Makara · Rāhu Mithuna Śukla Dvādaśī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: none · Śani — stationed within 7 days | |
| Sensex | +8.97% |
Global rebound on hopes the infection curve was flattening; up 2,476.26 points to 30,067.21 — the biggest point gain to that date.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — Scroll.in (7 Apr 2020: +2,476.26 pts, ~9%, closed 30,067.21). |
Śani Makara · Guru Makara · Rāhu Mithuna Pūrṇimā · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: none | |
| Sensex | +6.98% |
Stimulus hopes on the first day of the national lockdown; up 1,861.75 points to 28,535.78.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — PTI via Business Standard (25 Mar 2020: +1,861.75 pts, +6.98%, closed 28,535.78). |
Śani Makara · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Mithuna Śukla Dvitīyā · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: none | |
| Sensex | −13.15% |
Nationwide lockdown loomed — the worst single day in the index’s history; down 3,934.72 points to 25,981.24.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — Wikipedia: BSE SENSEX; ClearTax (−13.15%); ANI/Business Standard (−3,935 pts). |
Śani Makara · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Mithuna Amāvāsyā · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: none | |
| Sensex | +5.75% |
Relief rally after four days of falls; up 1,627.73 points to 29,915.96 (Nifty +5.83%).
மூலம்BSE/NSE closing records; widely documented — PTI via Business Standard (20 Mar 2020: +1,627.73 pts, +5.75%; Nifty +5.83%). |
Śani Makara · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Mithuna Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: none | |
| Sensex | −7.96% |
Lockdowns spread worldwide; down 2,713.41 points to 31,390.07.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — Business Standard and Outlook Money (16 Mar 2020: −2,713.41 pts, −7.96%). |
Śani Makara · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Mithuna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: none · Budha — stationed within 7 days | |
| Sensex | +4.04% halt |
Pandemic panic at the open, then a sharp recovery after the halt.
Hit the 10% lower circuit in opening minutes (low 29,687.52, −9.43%); 45-minute halt — the first in 12 years — then recovered to close up 4.04%. மூலம்BSE/NSE records; widely documented — Wikipedia: BSE SENSEX (13 Mar 2020 halt; low 29,687.52, −3,090.62 pts, −9.43%). |
Śani Makara · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Mithuna Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: none · Budha — stationed within 7 days | |
| Sensex | −8.18% |
WHO pandemic declaration; down 2,919.26 points to 32,778.14.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — Wikipedia: 2020 stock market crash (−2,919 pts, −8.18%, closed 32,778.14). |
Śani Makara · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Mithuna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: none · Budha — stationed within 7 days | |
| Sensex | −5.17% |
COVID-19 spread plus the oil-price war — “Black Monday I”; down 1,941.67 points to 35,634.95.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — Wikipedia: 2020 stock market crash (closed 35,635, −1,942 pts); PTI (−5.17%). |
Śani Makara · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Mithuna Pūrṇimā · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: Budha · Budha — stationed within 7 days | |
| Sensex | −5.94% |
China’s yuan devaluation and market meltdown — “Black Monday”; down 1,624.51 points.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — ClearTax crash retrospective (−5.94%); Wikipedia: BSE SENSEX (−1,624.51 pts). |
Śani Vṛścika · Guru Siṃha · Rāhu Kanyā Śukla Daśamī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: Śukra | |
| Sensex | −5.83% |
Union-budget disappointment over the fiscal deficit; down 869.65 points — the biggest budget-day loss.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — budget-day coverage (−869.65 pts); Popular Timelines BSE SENSEX chronology. |
Śani Siṃha · Guru Kumbha (retrograde) · Rāhu Makara Pūrṇimā · lunar eclipse 1 days after வக்ரம்: Guru | |
| Sensex | +17.34% halt |
Decisive UPA re-election raised reform hopes; up 2,110.79 points to 14,285.21.
Both upper circuits hit; trading closed for the day within minutes — the largest single-day rally in the index’s history. மூலம்BSE records; widely documented — Wikipedia: BSE SENSEX (+2,110.79 to 14,285.21, largest single-day rally); Business Standard. |
Śani Siṃha · Guru Kumbha · Rāhu Makara Kṛṣṇa Navamī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: Budha · Śani — stationed within 7 days | |
| Sensex | −7.25% |
The Satyam chairman confessed to years of accounting fraud; down 749.05 points.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — Satyam-disclosure coverage (−749.05 pts); Popular Timelines BSE SENSEX chronology. |
Śani Siṃha (retrograde) · Guru Makara · Rāhu Makara Śukla Ekādaśī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: Śani · Budha, Śani — stationed within 7 days | |
| Sensex | +5.37% |
Crisis-winter relief rally on stimulus hopes; up 492.28 points.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — "Journey of Indian Stock Market 2008–2010" (masllp, Oct 2010: 10 Dec 2008 +492.28 pts, +5.37%). |
Śani Siṃha · Guru Makara · Rāhu Makara Śukla Trayodaśī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: none | |
| Sensex | +8.22% |
Month-end rebound after the US Fed cut its policy rate to 1%; up 743.55 points to 9,788.06.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — Business Standard (31 Oct 2008: +743.55 pts, +8.22%, closed 9,788.06). |
Śani Siṃha · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Makara Śukla Tṛtīyā · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: none | |
| Sensex | +6.17% |
Diwali Muhūrat session (one hour): Samvat 2065 opened with a 498-point leap from 8,510 to close at 9,008 — the biggest Muhūrat-day gain on record.
மூலம்BSE Muhūrat-session records; widely documented — Business Standard "Samvat starts on positive note" (28 Oct 2008: +498 pts, +6.17%, closed 9,008). |
Śani Siṃha · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Makara Amāvāsyā · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: none | |
| Sensex | −10.96% |
Global financial-crisis crash day; RBI lowered growth forecasts; down 1,070.63 points to 8,701.07.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — Wikipedia: BSE SENSEX (−10.96%, closed 8,701.07); Business Standard. |
Śani Siṃha · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Makara Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: none | |
| Sensex | −7.07% |
Post-Lehman global crash week; foreign-institutional selling; down about 800 points.
மூலம்BSE closing records (11,328.36 → 10,527.85); widely documented — October 2008 crash-week coverage (lost 800 pts). |
Śani Siṃha · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Makara Śukla Ekādaśī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: Budha · Budha — stationed within 7 days | |
| Sensex | +5.94% |
Relief rally after the UPA government survived the trust vote; up 838 points.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — ISAS (NUS) trust-vote analysis (+838 pts, almost 6%). |
Śani Siṃha · Guru Dhanu (retrograde) · Rāhu Makara Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī · solar eclipse 9 days after வக்ரம்: Guru | |
| Sensex | −6.03% |
The Bear Stearns collapse and forced sale to JPMorgan; down about 951 points to 14,809.49.
மூலம்BSE closing records (15,760.52 → 14,809.49); widely documented — Bear Stearns Monday coverage (fell ~950 pts, 6%). |
Śani Siṃha (retrograde) · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Kumbha Śukla Ekādaśī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: Śani | |
| Sensex | −4.97% halt |
Continued global panic; the US Federal Reserve cut rates by 75 bp in an emergency move the same day.
Hit the lower circuit within minutes of opening; trading suspended for an hour; closed 16,729.94, down 875. மூலம்BSE records; widely documented — Wikipedia: BSE SENSEX (22 Jan 2008 circuit halt; closed 16,729.94, −875). |
Śani Siṃha (retrograde) · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Kumbha Pūrṇimā · solar eclipse 16 days after வக்ரம்: Maṅgala, Śani · Budha — stationed within 7 days | |
| Sensex | −7.41% |
Global credit-crisis sell-off hit leveraged Indian positions; down 1,408.35 points, then the biggest one-day point fall.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — Wikipedia: BSE SENSEX; ClearTax and Business Standard crash retrospectives (−1,408 pts, −7.4%). |
Śani Siṃha (retrograde) · Guru Dhanu · Rāhu Kumbha Śukla Caturdaśī · solar eclipse 17 days after வக்ரம்: Maṅgala, Śani | |
| Sensex | −1.76% halt |
SEBI proposal to curb participatory notes spooked foreign flows.
Crashed 1,744 points (about 9%) within a minute of opening; automatic one-hour halt; recovered to close 18,715.82, down 336.04. மூலம்BSE records; widely documented — Wikipedia: BSE SENSEX (17 Oct 2007 one-hour halt; closed 18,715.82, −336.04); SEBI P-note episode coverage. |
Śani Siṃha · Guru Vṛścika · Rāhu Kumbha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: Budha · Budha — stationed within 7 days | |
| Sensex | −4.18% halt |
Continuation of the May 2006 commodity rout and margin calls.
Plunged about 1,100 points intraday; trading suspended for one hour — the first suspension since May 2004. Closed 10,481.77, down 456.84. மூலம்BSE records; widely documented — Wikipedia: BSE SENSEX (22 May 2006 suspension); contemporaneous press (closed 10,481.77, −456.84). |
Śani Karka · Guru Tulā (retrograde) · Rāhu Mīna Kṛṣṇa Daśamī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: Guru | |
| Sensex | −6.76% |
Global commodity and emerging-market sell-off with margin-call pressure; down 826 points.
மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — Business Standard retrospective of Indian market crashes (−826 pts, −6.76%). |
Śani Karka · Guru Tulā (retrograde) · Rāhu Mīna Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī · no eclipse within ±18 days வக்ரம்: Guru | |
| Sensex | −11.14% halt |
Election shock — the surprise defeat of the NDA; closed 4,505.16, down 564.71 points.
Both lower circuits hit; trading suspended twice; the intraday fall exceeded 15% before a partial recovery. மூலம்BSE closing records; widely documented — Al Jazeera (17 May 2004, trading suspended), Fluctuation and Noise Letters (World Scientific, 2006) crash analysis, Business Standard retrospectives. |
Śani Mithuna · Guru Siṃha · Rāhu Meṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · lunar eclipse 13 days before வக்ரம்: none · Śukra — stationed within 7 days |
The classical indicators, counted
| Indicator | All days | Fall days | Rise days | Baseline (all days 1900–2025) | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Within 14 days after an eclipse
அடிப்படைBṛhat Saṁhitā, the eclipse chapters: effects are said to follow an eclipse. The fourteen-day window is Horā’s stated convention, not the text’s number — the text gives no count of days. |
1 / 28 (3.6%) | 1 / 18 (5.6%) | 0 / 10 (0.0%) | 17.4% | too few to read |
Within 18 days either side of an eclipse
அடிப்படைProximity to an eclipse season — the luminaries near the nodal axis. The eighteen-day span is Horā’s stated convention. |
5 / 28 (17.9%) | 4 / 18 (22.2%) | 1 / 10 (10.0%) | 30.6% | below the baseline |
Maṅgala and Śani within 10° of conjunction or opposition
அடிப்படைClassical mundane doctrine: the mutual affliction of Maṅgala and Śani marks strife and scarcity. The 10° orb is Horā’s stated configuration; the texts describe, they do not measure in degrees. |
7 / 28 (25.0%) | 3 / 18 (16.7%) | 4 / 10 (40.0%) | 12.0% | above the baseline |
Graha-yuddha — two tārā-grahas within 1°
அடிப்படைBṛhat Saṁhitā, the graha-yuddha chapter: a war between planets is said to distress nations, and the people of the defeated planet to suffer. |
2 / 28 (7.1%) | 1 / 18 (5.6%) | 1 / 10 (10.0%) | 8.0% | too few to read |
Three or more of the five tārā-grahas retrograde
அடிப்படைThe planetary-motion chapters of the Bṛhat Saṁhitā treat anomalous motion as a disturbance marker. The threshold of three is Horā’s stated configuration. |
0 / 28 (0.0%) | 0 / 18 (0.0%) | 0 / 10 (0.0%) | 5.2% | too few to read |
Śani and Guru within 3° of conjunction
அடிப்படைThe traditional epoch-marking conjunction of mundane astrology. The 3° orb is Horā’s stated configuration. |
0 / 28 (0.0%) | 0 / 18 (0.0%) | 0 / 10 (0.0%) | 1.8% | too few to read |
Budha retrograde or combust
அடிப்படைThe price (argha) and motion chapters of the Bṛhat Saṁhitā link anomalous motion of the significator of trade to disturbance in prices. Retrogression and a 12° combustion orb are Horā’s stated operationalisation. |
11 / 28 (39.3%) | 7 / 18 (38.9%) | 4 / 10 (40.0%) | 43.9% | near the baseline — no signal |
The wider mundane record — wars, calamities and the same indicators — lives on the Geo-Political page. புவிசார் அரசியல் →
How this is compiled and computed
The rule of the record: trading days since 1 January 2000 on which the Sensex (or the Nifty 50) closed 5% or more from its previous close, plus the circuit-halt days whose close ended inside 5% — compiled from exchange records and documented retrospectives, each row naming its public source. The compilation aims at completeness and does not guarantee it: candidate days that could not be verified against a credible record were dropped and are disclosed (2000-04-04, 2004-05-14, 2008-01-23, 2008-01-25, 2008-03-25, 2008-10-06, 2008-10-13, 2008-10-15, 2020-03-18), and a documented day found missing is a correction we invite.
Modern market data is exempt from the classical no-post-1950 rule — that rule governs śāstra citations, not exchange records.
The sky of each event date is computed with the same sidereal (Lāhirī) ephemeris engine that runs every page of this site — at 12:00 UT, the same instant convention as the engine’s baseline sampling, so event days and ordinary days are measured on the same footing.
The baseline: daily sampling of the 46,021 days of 1900–2025 — the same figure /geopolitical publishes. The percentages are arithmetic on the counts; a row with fewer than 5 hits is given no direction.
Selection bias applies: this is a compilation of famous, verifiable days, not a survey of the world’s markets. A ratio near the baseline is no signal. Nothing here predicts any future price move.
The 13 March 2020 session is counted among the rise days by its close (+4.04%), although its qualifying move was the 10% lower circuit — a decision disclosed here rather than hidden.
This page is a historical record and a classical correlation count. It is not trading advice, and no configuration of the sky is claimed to cause a price move.